Senate roll call 16 · 28th Congress · Feb 9, 1844
To consent to the nomination of henry a. Wise, of virginia, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States near his majesty the emp
On Feb 9, 1844, the Senate voted 30–10. Result: passed. By party: Others 16–6, Democrats 14–4. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 9, 1844
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 4 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others16 yes · 6 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- Sidney Breese D-IL voted no
- John Fairfield D-ME voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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